Facebook, You Needy Sonofabitch

Great post about the tricks that Facebook (and other platforms) pull to try to get users sucked back into their sites. Here’s the money quote:

As users, it’s important to be aware of how the platform is manipulating you. As designers, it’s important to be mindful of how much attention we’re demanding from users and why we’re demanding that attention in the first place.

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Jason Rodriguez is a writer and designer helping people better understand the value of the web and email—usually through writing, speaking, and teaching.